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depress

[dih-pres] / dɪˈprɛs /




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“These additional allowances would not only endanger our emissions targets, they would also flood the auction market and depress cap-and-invest revenues,” said Pam Odell of the group Climate Action California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

The conflict also threatens to depress the global economy, which could curb orders from regions around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

That does sort of artificially depress the average personal saving rate.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The new plants caused concerns that a supply glut was about to depress prices for the next two to five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The office was already beginning to depress him.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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